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Original Post: They love complexity
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Dave Buck points to a Russel Beattie post where Russel decries the complexity of Java APIs. The post is good, but make sure you read the comments. The Java developers who answer him unintentionally reinforce his point - all the while implying something like this: "Complexity is Good; it's how we know we have done software right..."